Inferno ou Paraíso (1986)
Gênero : Aventura, Drama
Runtime : 1H 57M
Director : Nicolas Roeg
Sinopse
Middle-aged Gerald Kingsland advertises in a London paper for a female companion to spend a year with him on a desert island. The young Lucy Irving takes a chance on contacting him and after a couple of meetings they decide to go ahead. Once on the island things prove a lot less idyllic than in the movies, and gradually it becomes clear that it is Lucy who has the desire and the strength to try and see the year through.
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